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Age-Proof Your Resume
Older job hunters fear interviews where their age cannot be concealed and where an initial response of dismay on an interviewer's face, quickly hidden, confirms their anticipation of discrimination. The mature job seeker often prefers the anonymity...
College Degrees and Online College Degrees
College degrees are a necessity in today's society where education is needed to make a livable salary or to receive a promotion before another degreed employee receives it. Many professionals are returning to school via the Internet to get their...
E Learning: Why choose online education?
The Internet boom is far from over, although it has been taking a slightly different slant in the past few years; hardly surprising as technologies advance and trends change. The World Wide Web is the largest resource of information in the whole...
Proper Technique for Quitting a Job
After months of looking you've finally found the job of your dreams. The new company loves you and wants you to start work as soon as possible. The only problem is how to quit the job you have? Though you may have fantasized about telling your...
Six Tips For A Better Engineering Resume
One of the most key elements of success in a job search is the
resume and the engineering resume can often be one of the more
difficult documents to develop. The engineering resume is the
engineering job seeker's primary marketing document that...
Ten Reasons to Invest in Your Career
Not investing in yourself is like floating down a fast river
without a paddle, map or knowledge of what's around the next
bend. Things may go fine for a while, but at some point, you're
going to realize you made a giant mistake.
To avoid...
Unemployment Blues: Losing Ourselves
When we lose our jobs, no matter the reason, we lose a big part of our identity. Think of the last several times you met new people. After names are exchanged and polite comments made on whatever event you are attending, the question quickly...
When should you update your job skills?
With the U.S. economy still slumping and unemployment numbers barely moving forward, many workers may be considering what their employment future could be like if they were to lose their job. If you’re in a healthcare field, or possess computer...
When Your Job Is To Find A Job
Job Hunting Tips
Are you a fresh graduate and planning to look for a job? Did
you just recently quit your job and are looking for greener
pastures? Are you unemployed and have little experience
regarding ways to secure a job? Whatever your...
Work Is A Four-Letter Word
I can hear the jokes already and most of them are not politically correct. Let me throw out a word that we often don't attach to work and yet I think it is a word of redemption, of contribution, of achievement, of community, and ultimately, of...
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The Importance of A Cover Letter
As you begin your job search, you will find that many employers
will not only request your resume, but will expect a cover
letter as well. Many people overlook the importance of a cover
letter, and instead only focus on putting an effort into their
resume. However, the cover letter is just as important in
getting an employer to call you for an interview. The following
article will outline how to write a cover letter with resume.
In considering how to write a cover letter with resume it is
appropriate to first consider what must be written into your
cover letter. First , your cover letter should state what job
you are applying for, as well as, the qualifications you possess
to do this job. The cover letter should leave the employer
wanting to know more about you, and cause the reviewer to call
you for an interview.
Another factor to consider beyond the content of the cover
letter is its presentation. When learning how to write a cover
letter with resume, the applicant should use quality paper to
print the cover letter and resume. It is also a good idea to
design a letterhead for yourself. If you are not creative enough
to do this, you can hire someone or use a template from your
word processing
software.
Not only should the cover letter be printed on quality paper, it
should look professional without any creases, stains or smudges.
If you are terrible at spelling, it is highly recommended that
you run the spell checker on your word processing program, and
also get another person to read it over and correct any mistakes
for you.
The reason it is important to put as much effort into learning
how to write a cover letter with your resume is the fact that
the cover letter will speak for you first. Within this letter,
you will briefly provide the reasons why the employer should
consider hiring you. The cover letter is an important tool in
making your resume stand out from the other resumes that the
employer will receive.
A well thought out cover letter and resume is the first key to
your successful employment campaign. Spend the necessary time on
these items and will be well on your way to career success.
About the author:
Dr. J.E. Burke, President, J.E. Burke Professional Writing
Service is an educator and entrepreneur involved in various
business enterprises through Burke Publications. Please visit
http://writer.burkepublications,com for additional information.
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